Hi Norman, Another helpful video and that makes perfect sense that it was staged! No holes occur like that in knitting. 😂 I just finished reading your blog post about alpaca yarn, which I have never used before. I was gifted 800 yards of alpaca yarn - heavy DK originally from a company that went out of business years ago. The yarn is beautiful. I don’t have enough for a tunic (per your blog post). What are your thoughts on knitting several pairs of heavy boot socks? Will they hold their shape? Any suggestions? Thank you!
@@naturebound1064 It might be a shame to use Alpaca for socks, as it may not hold up to the friction. My favourite project for Alpaca yarn is a cozy shawl or scarf, also because you can keep on knitting until all of the yarn is gone. With the right (reversible 🙂) stitch pattern you can show off your beautiful yarn! (You replied to my comment, this is why I'm replying to you.)
@@AwesomeReversibleKnitting Thanks for the reply! I meant to post this for Norman but appreciate your reply since I actually did post this to your comment which I also agree with! Lol
@@naturebound1064 no suggestions really because there's a 100% chance I have not knitted with this specific yarn yet. Most alpaca yarns that are not specifically labeled as sock yarn are typically not spun in a dense way and that does create a rather "airy" fabric that typically does not look well on socks
I am a self-taught knitter using RUclips about 5 years ago. I don't know anyone else who knits so I have no one to personally show me repair techniques. I appreciate this video so much...THANK YOU!!!
All mending tips would be greatly appreciated, Norman. I've tried other videos and my mends are awful! Your techniques are spot on and get the best results for me. Many thanks.
Haha, yes that's what my thought was when seeing the crotchet hook technique - if only my holes were so prim and proper. Thank you for the video. I have socks to mend and new things to try. =)
Yeah...these 5min craft videos always just tell half of the story. For sock mending you may want to wait for my next video. It might be helpful there as well but thar just a hunch 🥰
Please show repairing a sock heel. I love how you get into the nitty-gritty of knitting. Not just the fun parts of making, but also the not so fun of repairing, so we can enjoy our work that much longer.
Thank you so much Norman for this video! This is just what i needed. It would be great if you would show more ways to mend different holes. You are so talented and I have learned so much from you. You have made me a better knitter. Thank you!❤
Okay, I'll see what I can do. Tho this video seems to perform a bit below average. Probably because..well..ppl are focused on different matters right now
Oh, yes - sock heels please! Especially the underfoot section of a German short row heel. Thank you Norman, your instructions are always so clear, informative, in-depth & entertaining!
Wow I never even knew I could mend. I usually just patch and sew looks messy but loved projects be it sewing or crochet. Still working on my knitting. ❤ the first part got me haha still watching 👀
there are actually many other ways to mend/darn knitting. There are even some books on mending knitting with embroidery and making it even more stunning in the process
One suggestion... As you begin the orange yarn, bring it to the front of your work from the back so its tail stays on the wrong side, then it won't get in the way as you weave. Excellent video as always. ❤
I did this so ppl see it and also see what I do with it (I often get questions about where the tail is) but yeah, you can definitely bring it in from the back.
I have so many of these bookmarked on insta and I have continually wondered how all of the holes seem to be very rectangular, unlike any hole I've come across 🙂 Thank you so much for debunking the myth that it's just a quick fix. Alas, though I'm a competent and longtime knitter, I have never yet been able to wrap my head around duplicate stitch. I actually think it may be the only thing I've tried to figure out that I haven't been able to over the course of time. And I have to assume that one day the method will click (despite having watched and tried it numerous times and with help from live people). This video has made it clear that this is the year I figure it out. Then maybe next year I go from knitted on patches or clean darning to this fancy fix. I find the easiest thing is to fix a tiny hole with a tiny darn (which is usually invisible) but for socks this would be useful. Also, I should figure it out already! Thank you for the inspiration.
Thank you so much Norman! I was looking for days to find good explanation how to fix a hole and every single thing I tried to do made bigger mess. I finally understood exactly what to do and how does it work.
I am gobsmacked at putting the tapestry needle through and *then* threading the yarn when the tail is too small. Is it the obvious solution? Yes. Am I still staring at the video like you are a wizard? Also yes.
Norman this was like magic watching you fix that hole! I think I would have some problems securing the right legs of stitches on the side of the hole. But I will definitely practice this technique. I would love to see how to rip out a section when knitting....using a lifeline to redo that section because of a mistake
Oh Norman, you are so thorough & thoughtful! Thanks so much, just in case I need to save something I knit. So far, so good! I wish I could have found a similar tutorial for mending holes in the middle of crochet pieces, though! I had to rip out an entire blouse I crocheted after a kitten suckled a hole straight through the front middle! I could find no similar help (only for blankets & the fixes ruined the example pieces - why would I want to do that with something I made by hand?). You are so kind & helpful. 😊
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will try it on my next moth hole sweater. I also have a knitted sweater where the join on the collar has come apart and no matter how I darn it, it still seems to come apart. I would love to see that please. So brilliant!
Thank you so much Norman for making this video! I've been looking for a tutorial of mending just a hole like that. I have a finished pullover, which has a hole, because I messed up with weaving the tails during knitting. I tried different kind of weaving technics throughout the work, but did not still cut the excess yarn ends. When ready, I did cut all the yarns ends - and when I was about to soak my work to block it, there was a hole on my just finished work 😭 probably one tail had not been weaved in... now I think I can finally fix it by closely following your video ❤ thank you!!
Norman, thank you so much for this. It's very helpful. I'd like your thoughts on the trend for visible mending. My favourite handknit is a sweater with a travelling zigzag pattern in fuchsia pink alpaca yarn which I made over 15 years ago. It's Blaze on Knitty, but with a higher neckline and longer sleeves. Every Spring I carefully washed and dried it and stored it away, every Autumn it came out to be worn. However last year it emerged with several moth holes of different shapes and sizes on the front. I've dealt with the infestation, and now I'd love to rescue my sweater for this winter. I used the leftover yarn to knit a baby jacket and have maybe half a metre left, so it will have to be contrasting yarn(s) I've seen some beautiful examples of visible mending on line but I'm nervous about starting, which is silly because I can't wear it as it is.
Sir, I understand this question has nothing to do with this particular video. I love your videos, you explain things perfectly. I am a continental knitter, why does knitting in the back loop (while knitting a rib), look more defined or neater than the standard 2 x 2 ribbing?❤
Thank you for this. I have a hand-knit sock with a hole. It's a fine wool yarn and I can tell the broken yarn tails have started to felt, making them hard to find. It's like the felting has stopped the hole from widening right to left but the top and bottom are vulnerable to laddering. I'm thinking I do the secure trick top and bottom like you showed, and then start picking away to try and find the broken yarn tails?
I would love to see how to mend hole in garter stitch fabric. I have several garter stitch shawls/blankets that were ravaged by moths and I would love to be able to use them again.
the process is the exact same. First, do duplicate stitch for garter stitch and then ladder back up. These two resources will help you: nimble-needles.com/tutorials/how-to-fix-a-dropped-stitch-in-garter-stitch/ nimble-needles.com/tutorials/grafting-garter-stitch-for-beginners/
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It's great that you don't gloss over the hard parts of knitting and mending, I've never liked videos that make it look deceptively simple! 😊
True, even this video somewhat glosses over the fact that if your tension is off while grafting, it might still look a bit less clean!
Hi Norman, Another helpful video and that makes perfect sense that it was staged! No holes occur like that in knitting. 😂
I just finished reading your blog post about alpaca yarn, which I have never used before. I was gifted 800 yards of alpaca yarn - heavy DK originally from a company that went out of business years ago. The yarn is beautiful. I don’t have enough for a tunic (per your blog post). What are your thoughts on knitting several pairs of heavy boot socks? Will they hold their shape? Any suggestions? Thank you!
@@naturebound1064 It might be a shame to use Alpaca for socks, as it may not hold up to the friction. My favourite project for Alpaca yarn is a cozy shawl or scarf, also because you can keep on knitting until all of the yarn is gone. With the right (reversible 🙂) stitch pattern you can show off your beautiful yarn! (You replied to my comment, this is why I'm replying to you.)
@@AwesomeReversibleKnitting Thanks for the reply! I meant to post this for Norman but appreciate your reply since I actually did post this to your comment which I also agree with! Lol
@@naturebound1064 no suggestions really because there's a 100% chance I have not knitted with this specific yarn yet. Most alpaca yarns that are not specifically labeled as sock yarn are typically not spun in a dense way and that does create a rather "airy" fabric that typically does not look well on socks
I am a self-taught knitter using RUclips about 5 years ago. I don't know anyone else who knits so I have no one to personally show me repair techniques. I appreciate this video so much...THANK YOU!!!
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Thank you for all these techniques, yes please, more videos about mending!
Let's see what I can come up with! 😎
Brilliant! Logically and clearly taught as always. I tell every knitter I meet about you. Thank you.
Aww! Thank you for spreading the word! 🥰🙏
YOU are awesome Norman! No one enjoys mending, but it's less painful than throwing away a favorite hand knit. Thank you!
Yeah, definitely. I wish more ppl would do it though 😓
@@NimbleNeedles you are doing what you can to make it possible for us to do just that .
All mending tips would be greatly appreciated, Norman. I've tried other videos and my mends are awful! Your techniques are spot on and get the best results for me. Many thanks.
Well, let me know if this works out for you once you tried it 😎🥰
Haha, yes that's what my thought was when seeing the crotchet hook technique - if only my holes were so prim and proper. Thank you for the video. I have socks to mend and new things to try. =)
Yeah...these 5min craft videos always just tell half of the story. For sock mending you may want to wait for my next video. It might be helpful there as well but thar just a hunch 🥰
Please show repairing a sock heel. I love how you get into the nitty-gritty of knitting. Not just the fun parts of making, but also the not so fun of repairing, so we can enjoy our work that much longer.
Okay. Maybe I can come up with something! 😎
Thank you so much Norman for this video! This is just what i needed. It would be great if you would show more ways to mend different holes. You are so talented and I have learned so much from you. You have made me a better knitter. Thank you!❤
Okay, I'll see what I can do. Tho this video seems to perform a bit below average. Probably because..well..ppl are focused on different matters right now
Finally! A detailed explanation of how to mend! Those videos are fun to watch, but don't really help. Thank you, Norman!
glad you appreciate the additional detail :)
Oh, yes - sock heels please! Especially the underfoot section of a German short row heel.
Thank you Norman, your instructions are always so clear, informative, in-depth & entertaining!
Let's see what I can come up with. I think I'll do a video on the afterthought heel which can be used for mending socks heel and include that there!
Wow I never even knew I could mend. I usually just patch and sew looks messy but loved projects be it sewing or crochet. Still working on my knitting. ❤ the first part got me haha still watching 👀
there are actually many other ways to mend/darn knitting. There are even some books on mending knitting with embroidery and making it even more stunning in the process
One suggestion... As you begin the orange yarn, bring it to the front of your work from the back so its tail stays on the wrong side, then it won't get in the way as you weave.
Excellent video as always. ❤
I did this so ppl see it and also see what I do with it (I often get questions about where the tail is) but yeah, you can definitely bring it in from the back.
This was useful, thank you!
Happyto hear that 🥰🧶
I had figured out versions of this (raised a boy) but this took it to the next level. Brilliant. Thank you!!
well, there'S certainly also the quick and dirty method. If it was just some everyday sock heels...well..i dunno...i''D probably just darn over it ^^
I do quite a bit of knit-mending, and I enjoy seeing how others do it. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of securing the ends.😊
glad to hear that you could still pull out some information as a seasoned mender
I thought my favourite sweater was dead. Appears not, thanks Norman!! ❤
aw...great! hope you will be able to rescue it with a bit of patience. And feel free to come back and ask a question if you still need help.
Norman your the best teacher! Thank you.
happy to hear that
Lovely mending, I liked both options.
Heh! Well both are valid with the additional detail
I have so many of these bookmarked on insta and I have continually wondered how all of the holes seem to be very rectangular, unlike any hole I've come across 🙂 Thank you so much for debunking the myth that it's just a quick fix. Alas, though I'm a competent and longtime knitter, I have never yet been able to wrap my head around duplicate stitch. I actually think it may be the only thing I've tried to figure out that I haven't been able to over the course of time. And I have to assume that one day the method will click (despite having watched and tried it numerous times and with help from live people). This video has made it clear that this is the year I figure it out. Then maybe next year I go from knitted on patches or clean darning to this fancy fix. I find the easiest thing is to fix a tiny hole with a tiny darn (which is usually invisible) but for socks this would be useful. Also, I should figure it out already! Thank you for the inspiration.
maybe this helps? nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-do-the-duplicate-stitch-in-knitting/
@@NimbleNeedles Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing this video with us Norman! I shared it with my daughter! ❤
Thank you! 🥰
Thank you so much Norman! I was looking for days to find good explanation how to fix a hole and every single thing I tried to do made bigger mess. I finally understood exactly what to do and how does it work.
awesome. And if there are still any questionmarks, feel free to comment any time
Thank you for this video - very necessary. And very timely as I just discovered that the silverfish got to one of my sweaters.
I am gobsmacked at putting the tapestry needle through and *then* threading the yarn when the tail is too small. Is it the obvious solution? Yes. Am I still staring at the video like you are a wizard? Also yes.
Haha! Yes, that's a neat trick, isn't it? I have a full video here with such kinda mind blowing tricks 😎
Norman this was like magic watching you fix that hole! I think I would have some problems securing the right legs of stitches on the side of the hole. But I will definitely practice this technique. I would love to see how to rip out a section when knitting....using a lifeline to redo that section because of a mistake
ruclips.net/video/AuH4SafA8d8/видео.html
Oh Norman, you are so thorough & thoughtful! Thanks so much, just in case I need to save something I knit. So far, so good!
I wish I could have found a similar tutorial for mending holes in the middle of crochet pieces, though! I had to rip out an entire blouse I crocheted after a kitten suckled a hole straight through the front middle! I could find no similar help (only for blankets & the fixes ruined the example pieces - why would I want to do that with something I made by hand?). You are so kind & helpful. 😊
😓
I don't do crochet videos, sorry
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I will try it on my next moth hole sweater. I also have a knitted sweater where the join on the collar has come apart and no matter how I darn it, it still seems to come apart. I would love to see that please. So brilliant!
It works but your hole never looks like this. So true 💓
Thank you so much Norman for making this video! I've been looking for a tutorial of mending just a hole like that. I have a finished pullover, which has a hole, because I messed up with weaving the tails during knitting. I tried different kind of weaving technics throughout the work, but did not still cut the excess yarn ends. When ready, I did cut all the yarns ends - and when I was about to soak my work to block it, there was a hole on my just finished work 😭 probably one tail had not been weaved in... now I think I can finally fix it by closely following your video ❤ thank you!!
i sure hope it will help. Feel free to comment any time if you need more specific help!
Yes, please. I'm new to all things knitting. Thank you!❤🙂
heh! Well, there are tons of videos here on my channel and quite a loooot of topics to get you s
tarted :)
Brilliant! Thank you Norman.
it's my pleasure, Linda!
thank you, Norbert! very professional mending.
You are very welcome. Tho my name is Norman 😅
That was brilliant, thank you. I would love to see how you recommend darning sock toes, for Kitchener grafted toes please.
in this case, I would actually just unravel and knit the last 2-3 rounds again.
Thank you very much for a real-life example. Excellent.
my pleasure. I mean...we've all been guilty watching 5-min crafts at one time...but well :P
I learn I much from you. Thank you for making these videos.
it's my pleasure :)
That repair looks great! 🙂
Thanks, Norman. ❤
as always, my pleasure! (even though this seems to be a topic not many are interested in :( )
Good work! Your videos are high-quality in every way. 😊
Thank you. Very happy tohear that 🥰🧶
Great video, appreciate your excellent, patient, teaching style 😊
It's my pleasure 😎
Yes, please! Mend all the things! 😃
Haha! Let's see. So far this video hasn't been the biggest success tho 🙈
Excellent!!
Happy to be of help
Thank you Norman!! Read my mind!!🎉
how so? :)
Thank you! You are an amazing knitter.
thank you. so kind of you
Thank you so much, Norman, is so useful! 🤗
My pleasure 🙏
Thank you for sharing this video I appreciate
Thank you so much, Norman!
my pleasure! glad u enjoyed this video :)
Norman, thank you so much for this. It's very helpful. I'd like your thoughts on the trend for visible mending. My favourite handknit is a sweater with a travelling zigzag pattern in fuchsia pink alpaca yarn which I made over 15 years ago. It's Blaze on Knitty, but with a higher neckline and longer sleeves. Every Spring I carefully washed and dried it and stored it away, every Autumn it came out to be worn. However last year it emerged with several moth holes of different shapes and sizes on the front. I've dealt with the infestation, and now I'd love to rescue my sweater for this winter. I used the leftover yarn to knit a baby jacket and have maybe half a metre left, so it will have to be contrasting yarn(s) I've seen some beautiful examples of visible mending on line but I'm nervous about starting, which is silly because I can't wear it as it is.
how about testing the mending on a little swatch? maybe that will help you to loose that nervousity :)
@@NimbleNeedles Thank you. Excellent idea. There are so many good ideas for visible mending on line, I should find some inspiration.
Sir, I understand this question has nothing to do with this particular video. I love your videos, you explain things perfectly. I am a continental knitter, why does knitting in the back loop (while knitting a rib), look more defined or neater than the standard 2 x 2 ribbing?❤
maybe this helps: ruclips.net/video/6gxm_Nyq0O4/видео.html
That's awesome, thank you for sharing.
Thank You 💕😘🌹🌺🧶
Elbows, toes, amd herls. Thanks for this tutorial
I'll see if I can come up with something. Tho this method will work for ellbows as it is! (and most heel problems as well, actually)
Thank you, Norman! Just when I needed it! Damn clothes moths. 🤦♀️
Oh noes! I hope you got rid of those now!
Thank you for this. I have a hand-knit sock with a hole. It's a fine wool yarn and I can tell the broken yarn tails have started to felt, making them hard to find. It's like the felting has stopped the hole from widening right to left but the top and bottom are vulnerable to laddering. I'm thinking I do the secure trick top and bottom like you showed, and then start picking away to try and find the broken yarn tails?
There are also more traditional warning methods where you kinda weave things shut.
If it really felted, that couldbe another option.
I would love to see how to mend hole in garter stitch fabric. I have several garter stitch shawls/blankets that were ravaged by moths and I would love to be able to use them again.
the process is the exact same. First, do duplicate stitch for garter stitch and then ladder back up.
These two resources will help you: nimble-needles.com/tutorials/how-to-fix-a-dropped-stitch-in-garter-stitch/
nimble-needles.com/tutorials/grafting-garter-stitch-for-beginners/
Thanks!
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Brilliant. Do you have or could you do a video on making sure that a long cast on on the round (eg 250st for a hem) doesn't end up twisted?
Hmmm..I don't really have a video but there is an easy fix. Just let go of the tail every 3 stitches
@@NimbleNeedles I mean the stitches on the needle, not the tail being used for the cast on. Sorry probably didn't explain myself very well
This is so helpfull.
happy to hear that!
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It always looks logical. But ,somehow, I always mess up the mending 😊
Well...I'm here to answer your questions if there are any next time 😅
😂
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Sock heels!
Okay. Let's see what I can come up with
Socks!!!
I think I'll try something the next video
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